Snow skate



Pf BAHLOW.

SNOW SKATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY sr. 1921.

l ,428,76, PattedSeptZ, 1922;.

@RWM/woo Patented Sept, l2, 1922.

eil-rear snow siziirn.

Application filed May 31,

To all whom t may concern,

Be it known that l, PETER Bannow, a citizen of the United States, residing' at Rochester, .in the county ot Olmsted and State ot Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ,Snow Skates; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates broadly to improvements in skates. having; particular reference to a device oit this class which embodies a relatively long` and wide runner which is designed particularly 'for skating on snow and ice Covered surfaces.

The principal object oit the invention is to generally improve upon skates of this class by the provision ot one 01"' extreme simplicity and durability, which is light in weight, easy to attach and detach, well balanced to prevent it from tilti'ifig` and throwing the wearer and advantageous and etlective in many other respects as will appear by reading' the 'following description.

Another and very important object of the invention is to provide a skate which embodies a runner with. a pair ci independent foot supports which are longitudinally shi ttable along` the upper tace of the runner to position them :tor edectively supportingshoes oi" varying lengths.

Another object ot the invention is to provide a skate wherein the toot supports include heel and toe plates which are spaced sufficiently far above the upper face o1 the runner to clear the upper surface ot snow of considerable depth there being` no unnecessary obstructions between the plates and runner and this being advantageous in that it permits the snow to pass between the plates and runner so as not to resist free gliding` on the snow or ice as the case may be.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing 'forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a top plan view of a skate constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof with portions of the runner broken away 1921. Serial No. 423,719.

and shown in section to 'disclose the construction and arrangement ot parts more clearly. Figure i is a bottom plan view with the intermediate portion ot the metallic part oit thc runnerbroken away to disclose the an- (sharing` plates tor the threaded ends of the retaining bolts.

iligure fl is a cross sectional. view taken substantially on the plane ot the line 4-#4 of' Fig. 2.

Reterring to the drawing in detail, the

numeral l designates generally a runner Awhich in the preferred 'term is made up 'of a relatively long' wooden strip or bar 2' which has its torwarchend. upturned as indicated at 3. n tastenings to the lower'tace ot the wooden bar 2 near the'oppositeend of the latter is a metal strip t which constitutes the running surface`r that is the portion kwhich directly rides on the ice orusnow. At longzitudinally spaced points, the bar D vided with aplurality ot vertical bolt-holes 5` which serve purpose to be hereinafter described'. The bar 2 invaddition to being Secured by screws or other suitable 2 is proprovided with these bolt-holes, is' provided y" in yits under face with longitudinally spaced recesses in which metal plates 6 are secured ii any suitable way. It may be stated here that these plates G are liush with the bottoni tace of the bar 2 and are equipped with spaced rows oit longitudinally spaced screwthreaded holes 7 which are Ydisposed in alinement with the aforesaid bolt-holes 5. The aforesaid metallic strip 4 covers these plates as shown. i

As before indicated, the skate in addi-y tion to embodying the runner, includes a heel and toe support which are designated respectively by the numerals 8 and 9: these supports being longitudinally ,shiftable along the upper tace ot the bar 2 to accommodate shoes of varying lengths. While these supports may be constructed otherwise, l prefer that they each include plates 10 shaped toaccommodate the part of the shoe with which they contact, these plates having secured thereto iniany suitable way, twopart depending legs l1 which are secured to the plates near the opposite ends of the latter. As before pointed out, these legs are suiciently high to space the 'plates a considerable distance above the upper face ot the runner to permit snow and ice to pass between the plates and runner without forming a resistance and retarding the speed of the skate. Also, by positioning the plates at this elevation, there is less liability of the shoe digging int-o fairly deep snows as would otherwise occur. The height of the supports will permit the shoes to clear the surface of the snow. Referring again to the legs 11 it will be seen that the parts of which each is made have thei-r lower ends directed laterally as indicated at 'l2 and these laterally directed ends are apertured to permit passage of bolts 13 therethrough, these bolts passing' downwardly through the aforesaid bolt-holes 5 and having their lower threaded ends engaged with the threads of the apertures 7 as shown. lt is yet to be pointed out that suitable clamps 14- are carried by the plates l0 for engagement with the sole of the shoe. These clamps, of course7 are adjustable to accommodate different widths of shoes.

skate constructed in accordance with the foregoing description will be advantageous in that by simply removing the bolts 13.. it will be possible to shift the heel and toe supporting' devices toward yor from each other to accommodate shoes of `different lengths. Then the desired points of adjustments are obtained. the bolts are replaced in the adjacent or desired bolt-holes to retain the .devices in set positions. The metallic part 4 of the runner is detachably connected with wooden portion thereof and wheneverit is badly worn, it can be readily removed and replaced with a new strip. As before indicated, the skate shown is Well balanced and there is little or no liability of the same accidentally tilting and throwing` the wearer. A skate of the type shown has a relatively large surface for bearing on the snow and ice and it thus can be used by children in place of sleighs, owing,r to the wide surface which enables a child. to remain on his feet, as is not usually possible with the narrow runners such as are used on the common ice skates now patented and marketed. The several features and advantages of the invention and manner of inakinif use thereof have, no doubt, become apparent from the foregoing' description and drawing. .ln view of this, a more lengthy description is thought unnecessary.

lf desired, slight minor changes coming within the scope of the subjoined claim may be resorted to as is understood.

l. claim: y

A skate of the class described comprising` a runner, having a plurality of vertical lonlgitudinally ali-ned bolt-holes. plates secured to the under face of said runner. having `rows yof alined screw-threaded holes alined with said bolt-holes,y foot supports shiftable along; the upper face of the runner, and retainingr bolts carried by said supports, said bolts .extending through the bolt holes and having; `their lower threaded ends engaged with the threaded lholes in said plates.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand.

PETER BABLOW. 

